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USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO-210)

John Lewis Class Fleet Replenishment Oiler:
  • Laid down, 27 March 2023, at General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 49,000 t.
    Length 746
    Beam 106'
    Draft unknown
    Cargo Capacity
    Petroleum Products 156,000 bbls
    Dry Cargo 55,662 cu ft
    Freezer/Chill Cargo 40,099 cu ft
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement 99 Civilian Mariners
    Self-defense Armament
    Crew Served Weapons
    Degaussing, and Nixie Torpedo Decoys
    Space, Weight, and Power Reservations for Close In Weapon Systems such as SeaRAMs, and an Anti-Torpedo Torpedo Defense System
    Aircraft landing platform for vertical replenishment
    Propulsion two geared medium speed diesel engines, with PTO generators/PTI
    Twin propeller shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft
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    Namesake
    Sojourner Truth born Isabella "Belle" Baumfree; c.1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside "testifying the hope that was in her.(Wikipedia)    		 Tommy Trampp
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    091921002    		 139k Artist rendition of USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO-210) underway
    U.S. Navy photo    		 Tommy Trampp
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    091921003    		 176k Start of Fabrication of USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO-210), 27 March 2023, at General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, CA.
    General Dynamics NASSCO    		 Tommy Trampp
    There is no Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) history record available for USNS Sojourner Truth
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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